Twmpath
Welsh word meaning a hump or tump
Twmpath (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtʊmpaθ]) is a Welsh word literally meaning a hump or tump, once applied to the mound or village green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance.
Twmpath dawnsiau were a form of barn dance organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru in the late 1950s and 1960s for the entertainment of young people, mainly from rural areas.[1] These events remained popular until the rise of discos in the 1970s. Twmpath is used today to mean a Welsh version of the barn dance or cèilidh.
The same word is also used to refer to a speed bump.
See also
- Culture of Wales
- Troyl
Notes
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 893. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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Welsh folk music
- Eisteddfod
- Noson Lawen
- Twmpath
- Cerdd Dant
- Cymanfa Ganu
- Cynghanedd
- Men's chorus
- Crwth
- Fiddle
- Flute
- Pibgorn
- Triple harp
- Tabwrdd
- Welsh bagpipes
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